Slb (SLB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Slb's (SLB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.74% in Q1 2026, down 4615.0% year-on-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and down 8.34% quarter-over-quarter from 12.81% in Q4 2025.
Slb (SLB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Slb's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.74% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 4615.0% year-over-year to 11.74% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.74%, a 4615.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 47.32%, down 91.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 11.74% in Q1 2026 per SLB's latest filing, from 12.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 63.88% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 11.74% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 53.0% (2022), against an average of 47.44%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 2766 bps in 2022 and sank 4870 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 43.54% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 44.44% in 2023, then soared by 38 bps to 61.5% in 2024, then plunged by 79 bps to 12.81% in 2025, then dropped by 8 bps to 11.74% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SLB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.74% (Q1 2026), 12.81% (Q4 2025), and 19.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 78.08 Bn | 74.69 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 11.74% |
| 2 | Tenaris | 58.18 Bn | 46.31 Bn | 1.05 Bn | - |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 30.64 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 27.54% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.87 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 12.84% |
| 5 | Nov | 7.48 Bn | 6.14 Bn | 379.00 Mn | 5.18% |
| 6 | Weatherford International | 6.35 Bn | 5.21 Bn | 776.00 Mn | 16.47% |
| 7 | Archrock | 6.34 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 247.42 Mn | 20.44% |
| 8 | Oceaneering International | 5.28 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 127.27 Mn | 15.00% |
| 9 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.09 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 222.88 Mn | 8.84% |
| 10 | Tidewater | 3.87 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 160.04 Mn | 12.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 47.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 57.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 61.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 63.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 63.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 54.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 53.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 61.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 53.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.35% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.69% |